As council member, Sara Shaverdi wants to implement many improvements, but she soon discovers that she receives little public support from the community. In order to get the job done, she continues much of her work behind closed doors. For example, she takes the teenager Fereshteh into her home, hoping to prevent her from being married off. In her spare time, she secretly teaches girls to ride motorcycles and convinces a man to let his wife be part of his inheritance. She takes a stand against the men around her, even when they question the purity of her motives.